Vik's Gallery:   Red-backed Fairy-wren (1/6)

PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae

Malurus melanocephalus  

Such a cute bird: a Red-backed Fairy-wren demonstrates how to prepare a meal.

1) Catch your small grasshopper, little green ones are good;
2) Beat it repeatedly on the ground to stop it kicking and to tenderise it;
3) If possible, bite it in half (successfully demonstrated on this specimen) and then swallow while still fresh.